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April showers bring a 100 percent chance of severe thunderstorms to Killeen today. Read more
Killeen Independent School District officials Tuesday night provided board members with an update on the progress of school construction projects, including both those within the voter-approved $426 million bond program and outside of the program. Read more
Most special education parents surveyed believe special education in Killeen schools is improving, according to a new district survey. Read more
In a 20-minute meeting Tuesday, the Killeen City Council approved two ordinance revisions — one of which will provide more oversight of new developments, through an updated platting process. Read more
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BELTON — A Bell County jury Tuesday heard testimony in a capital murder case that was emotional in the morning and more clinical in the afternoon. Read more
Area police reports indicated: Read more
A Dodge Ram pickup and a car collided Tuesday morning in south Killeen, sending two teenagers to the hospital officials said. Read more
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Killeen is in for a wet week. Read more
It was a pitchers' duel at the Kangaroos field Tuesday night, but the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs pulled out a 3-1 victory to clinch the final District 12-6A playoff spot. Read more
Three spots are opening on the Florence City Council in May, and the initial field of candidates had five people. Read more
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Houston-based public accounting firm McConnell & Jones publicly presented the conclusions of its management audit Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, and with it, a 173-page report detailing problems and recommendations within city finances.
Better pay for Killeen’s employees. That was the intent was behind salary hikes in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, based on a consultant’s study that showed public safety employees, such as police and firefighters, were paid below market, and that 70 percent of overall city employees weren’t ade… Read more
Oct. 7 marks 17 years of war in Afghanistan, making the war against terrorists in that nation the longest combat conflict in U.S. history. Compared to the war in Afghanistan, Vietnam comes the closest to length of combat — troops fighting an enemy and giving their lives for this nation — wit… Read more
Parents of children in special education are still able to register for free advice from field experts gathered at Texas A&M University–Central Texas. Read more
BELTON — Bell County’s aquifers are in dire straits. Read more
Killeen will lose at least one Family Dollar in the next few weeks as part of a nationwide plan by the dollar-store giant to close hundreds of stores this year. Read more
Copperas Cove's Colby Jost bats against Killeen on Tuesday at Killeen High.
NEW YORK (AP) — There's no truth to the rumor that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant. Read more
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